EA201070324A1 - PROTESE TO STIMULATE THE RECOVERY IN VIVO OF A GENERAL ORGAN OR PART OF THE GENERAL ORGAN - Google Patents

PROTESE TO STIMULATE THE RECOVERY IN VIVO OF A GENERAL ORGAN OR PART OF THE GENERAL ORGAN

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EA201070324A1
EA201070324A1 EA201070324A EA201070324A EA201070324A1 EA 201070324 A1 EA201070324 A1 EA 201070324A1 EA 201070324 A EA201070324 A EA 201070324A EA 201070324 A EA201070324 A EA 201070324A EA 201070324 A1 EA201070324 A1 EA 201070324A1
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organ
porous
vivo
general organ
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Вероник Маке
Сандрин Готье
Вери Кулик
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Китозим Са
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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    • A61L2430/00Materials or treatment for tissue regeneration
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Abstract

Настоящее изобретение относится к протезу для стимулирования восстановления in vivo полого органа или части полого органа, отличающемуся тем, что он содержит биоразлагаемую полую трубчатую основу, содержащую по меньшей мере один биосовместимый и биоразлагаемый полимерный материал, причем указанная основа содержит пористый наружный слой и, по существу, непористый внутренний слой, и живой биологический материал на наружной поверхности и/или внутри, по меньшей мере, части пористого слоя основы, и/или на поверхности, по существу, непористого слоя, обращенной к пористому слою, причем указанный биологический материал выбран таким образом, чтобы обеспечить восстановление in vivo указанного органа или части органа. Изобретение также относится к способу получения такого протеза и его медицинским применениям, в особенности для восстановления по меньшей мере части полого трубчатого органа, в частности пищевода.The present invention relates to a prosthesis for promoting in vivo restoration of a hollow organ or part of a hollow organ, characterized in that it comprises a biodegradable hollow tubular base containing at least one biocompatible and biodegradable polymeric material, said base comprising a porous outer layer and essentially , non-porous inner layer, and living biological material on the outer surface and / or inside at least part of the porous base layer, and / or on the surface, essentially non-porous with loya, facing the porous layer, and the specified biological material is selected in such a way as to ensure restoration in vivo of the specified organ or part of the organ. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a prosthesis and its medical applications, in particular for restoring at least part of a hollow tubular organ, in particular the esophagus.

EA201070324A 2007-08-31 2008-09-01 Prosthesis for promoting the in vivo reconstruction of a hollow organ or a portion of a hollow organ EA018285B1 (en)

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